Title of the project
Norwegian monitoring of lynx
Description
To accurately monitor the population size and trend of the Norwegian Lynx population over time
Observations of lynx tracks are submitted to ROVDATA;
this data is combined with data on movement rates and home range sizes collected from lynx that have been equipped with GPS collars all across Norway allowing the estimation of the number of different females who reproduced the previous summer.
The hunters’ association are responsible for a network of almost 2000 transects that are surveyed on skis each winter to produce an index of the number of lynx tracks.
Finally, all hunters who shoot a lynx submit the entire skinned carcass for research purposes.
hunters submit data
Location
| Country | Norway |
| Level | National |
Habitat Types
Forest/Woodland
Protection status of the areas
Natura 2000, Emerald Network, Ramsar, Regional protected area, National protected area, Areas with voluntary or mandatory hunting ban, Hunting reserve, No protection status
Species
| Species Caracteristics | Huntable species, Protected species, Threatened species |
| Species Type | Large carnivores |
| Name(s) of main species | Eurasian lynx - Lynx lynx |
Conservation action(s)
Research and data collection (e.g. monitoring, bag data)
Partners
| Leading partners | ROVDATA - http://www.rovdata.no/ NORGES JEGER- OG FISKERFORBUND (NJFF) - http://www.njff.no/ |
Weblinks
http://www.lcie.org/Blog/ArtMID/6987/ArticleID/74/Counting-phantoms-in-the-forest-The-role-of-hunters-in-monitoring-large-carnivores